LEXINGTON, Ky. — Florida coach Dan Mullen’s worst fears were realized against Kentucky on Saturday.
Approaching a fourth and 1 trailing by 11 late in the third quarter, Mullen elected to go for it.
It was a designed play-action pass for redshirt junior quarterback Franks, who couldn’t find anyone over the middle of the field. He decided to try to scramble for it himself, and was stopped short of the line to gain.
But the play didn’t just mark a turnover on downs for Florida. Franks' foot rolled under tackler Kash Daniel, and the 6-foot-6 signal-caller lay still on the turf.